Radio apparatus



Bed. '14, 1926. 1,610,919

E. BERLOW RADIO'APPARATUS Filed March 2. 1925 Tag; 44 7% mvizmon ZPatented Dec. 14, 1926.

ELIAS BERLOXV, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW

RADIO APYARATUS.

Application filed March 2-, 1925.

This invention relates generally to radio apparatus, having moreparticular reference to radio sets, the invention having for an objectthe prov sion of a novel and improved set of this sort, in which thewiring is carried in a separate compartment from the various trumonts,to be concealed from view and in which the various instruments may bereadily exposed to view.

For further comprehension of the inventin, and the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set"forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawing is a face view of my improved radio set.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an underside plan View, the bot-- tom element in the basebeing removed.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line l l of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a. transverse sectional view showing a modification.

Referring now to the drawing, the reference numeral indicates the baseor" the set which consists or" a hollow rectangularframe-like memberwhich may be formed with a. laterally projected base flange 11 as shown.Upon its top side this member is chambered or recessed around theopening therein as at 12 to receive the edges of a baseboard 14 thatsupports certain of the instruments, and \vnich is supported on the base10. I have shown at 16 a series of sockets to receive the tubes 17.These sockets 16 extend downward thr ugh the base board instead ofresting directly on the top thereof as is customer a. formed with lugsor 18 the said baseboard and receive the s a secure the sockets to thebaseboard.

Mounted on the baseboard 14;, adiucei the front edge thereof, is a panel20 which su ports the usual variable condens ostats, couplers and thelike, the C01 ensei-s being indicated at 21, the couplers at 22 and therheostats at 23, the adjusting knobs of the condensers 21 being shownand mounted on the front of the panel, while the knobs for controllingtie rheostats are shown at 23 on the panel. The baseboard and panel arepreferably made from bakelite, hard rubber or any other suitablematerial.

Serial No. 155,487.

Upon its rear board is pro ing posts and whereby co are all made underwires :trom the cor and couplers passing direc ly 1. through openingsformed in the b seboard, while terinn als below the ion the fixedcondensers, l the liite'are preferably mounted an or the baseboard Apartition member or bottom 28 may extend across the l i 10 under thebase board and at a sur distance from the lat Ler to accommodate thewiring and other elements. The inside wiring under the baseboard isind]. .l generally at 29.

To complete the cabinet housing the instrumcnts I may employ panels 30of glass, wood or other ma erial, the panels being here shown of andsecured together by angle brackets clCil as 81. The improved radi setthus cor meted is characterized by ornamental design and attractiveappearance, all the unsightly parts being concealed. beneath thebaseboard 1 1'.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modification in which the cabinet may be tiltedback on the base 10 and the cover 30 of the cabinet thrown open bysingle operation. As here shown the cover is h ed to the rear wall 30 ofthe cabinet as 32. Fixed in each end of the base is a transverse plat-eea having a horizontal slot formed at one end with a curved extension36, this extension being substantiaily concentric with the rear edge ofthe baseboard 1a. The latter is provided with a pair of downwardlyprojectingbrackets such 37 having pins such as 38 on their lower endsthat ii the slots 35 36. The cover 30 is adapted to be li'li'ted bymeans of a p rods such i0 he he sockets 1b hare their baseboard. d

J in or dirt, (rated one in each corner oi the cabinet and extending attheir lower ends through the baseboard. These rot" are urged upwardly bymeans of expansion springs such as ll coiled therearcund and areretained in no mal position by means of levers such as fulcrumed betweentheir ends to brackets such as 48 on the underside of the baseboard.these levers each having one end projectii g through slotted aperturessuch as is in the rods 40 and having outturned lugs 45 on their otherends that rest on shelves or flanges such as 46 on the plates 34.

When access to the various parts is desired the cabinet is tilted upwardon the rear edge of the baseboard, and then moved slightly forward toengage the pins 38 in the slots 36. As the cabinet is swung upward thelevers 42 are freed from the flanges 46 and the springs 41 act to tiltthe cover up- Ward. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotest by Let ters Patent of the United States is as follows 1. A radioset con'iprising a cabinet including a panel and baseboard, a hollowbase on which said cabinet rests, radio instruments mounted on saidbaseboard and panel, electrical wiring connections for said instrumentsextending under said baseboard, connection elements for externalinstruments on said baseboard exterior to said cabinet, and having theirwiring extending under the said baseboard, said cabinet having a hingedtop and being arranged to be tilted upward on said base to expose thesaid wiring, and means whereby tilting movement of the said cabinetlifts the said cover.

2. A radio set comprising a cabinet including a panel and baseboard, ahollow base on which said cabinet rests, radio instruments mounted onsaid baseboard and panel, electrical wiring connections for saidinstruments extending underv said baseboard, connection elements forexternal instruments on said baseboard exterior to said cabinet, andhaving their wiring extending under the said baseboard, said cabinethaving a hinged top and being arranged to be tilted upward on said baseto expose the said wiring, and means whereby tilting movement of thesaid cabinet lifts the said cover, including thrust rods engaged withsaid cover, springs urging said thrust rods upward, and levers engagedwith said thrust rods normally retaining the same in inoperativepositlon.

in testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. 7

ELIAS BERLOVV.

